Information From a Truck Driving Class at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Apr15

Information From a Truck Driving Class at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus

TRUCKER CLASS Truck driving instructor Bob Ashbreck lectures to a big class of future truck drivers at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. For information about the truck driving school and other workforce programs, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs truck driving class at the PJC SS campus

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Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Apr15

Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards

Saltillo FCCLA members returned from the State FCCLA Meet this week with 36 awards. Among the 18 Saltillo FCCLA Chapter members earning gold were Trinity White, Heston Peeples, Cason Carmody, Nora Martinez, Ethan White, Cindy Alvarez, Gunner Tarver, Yadhira Alonso, Ridge Johnson, Sara Martinez, Julianna Giles, Luis Ortega, Cristian Trejo, Caden McGill, Harley Perez, Gabby Ross, Andrew Redburn and Maysen Pipkin. The 10 students earning...

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Homeschool Students Will Not Be Allowed To Participate As SSISD Students In UIL Activities
Apr14

Homeschool Students Will Not Be Allowed To Participate As SSISD Students In UIL Activities

Homeschool students won’t be allowed to participate in UIL activities as Sulphur Springs ISD students in the future, reversing a policy implemented this year by the school board. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb noted that district administrators learned last summer that House Bill 547 changed a policy regarding homeschoolers participation in UIL activities. As they understood the rules in 2021, students would be...

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Villarino, Carpenter Recognized As Top Seniors In SSHS Class of 2022
Apr13

Villarino, Carpenter Recognized As Top Seniors In SSHS Class of 2022

Joel Villarino and Dawson Pace Carpenter were recognized as the top seniors in the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2022. Villarino, son of Mario Villarino and Leah Larsen, is this year’s valedictorian. Carpenter, son of Rodney and Nikki Carpenter, earned salutatorian honors with a 4.43 weighted grade point average. The pair have been friends since second grader when they were in the same class at Bowie Primary School. While...

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Lady Cats Softball Crushes Texas High 12-0
Apr13

Lady Cats Softball Crushes Texas High 12-0

Sulphur Springs won big in Texarkana 12-0 over Texas High on Tuesday, Apr. 12.  Coach David Carrillo’s team kept the hits coming in their 10th straight victory.  The Lady Cats put up two runs in their first at-bat. They then doubled their output in the second inning, scoring four more to lead big 6-0.  Sulphur Springs in the top of the 4th produced their second-straight district contest with a six run inning, blowing the...

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Wildcats Baseball Falls in Tight One at Texas High 1-0
Apr13

Wildcats Baseball Falls in Tight One at Texas High 1-0

Coach Jerrod Hammack’s team ended up on the wrong side of a dead-even match-up, giving up an error that proved costly.  Sulphur Springs fought all 7 innings to get the win Tuesday which would have been two straight victories for the Wildcats.  Baseball had two runners on in three of their first four at-bats, but could not turn them into runs as the Wildcats left those innings empty handed.  For three and a half innings the game...

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SSISD Board Of Trustees Accept Application, Agree To Consider Chapter 313 Agreement For Proposed Manufacturer
Apr12

SSISD Board Of Trustees Accept Application, Agree To Consider Chapter 313 Agreement For Proposed Manufacturer

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Monday evening agreed to review an application for an appraised value limitation on qualified property for completion, then send it to the state for review for Chapter 313 compliance then, if approved, to consider the request from business considering establishing a Sulphur Springs facility. The application will be reviewed by the superintendent as well as Powell Law Group for completeness, then...

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SSISD Trustees Approve Professional Contracts, Three Dozen Other Personnel Matters
Apr12

SSISD Trustees Approve Professional Contracts, Three Dozen Other Personnel Matters

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved professional employment contracts for the 2022-2023 school year as well as three dozen other personnel matters Monday night. SSISD logo Overall, one notice of retirement, 18 resignations, seven new hires and 10 job swaps were approved as recommended Monday which impact all district campuses and including aides, administrators, teachers, coaches, directors and coordinators. Professional...

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Lady Cats Softball, Wildcats Baseball in Texarkana for Tuesday Game Day
Apr12

Lady Cats Softball, Wildcats Baseball in Texarkana for Tuesday Game Day

Both baseball and softball head to Texarkana Tuesday, Apr. 12 to take on Texas High. Lady Cats softball look to get the season-sweep against the Lady Tigers. By doing so, Sulphur Springs will have swept five schools so far during their district season (Hallsville, Longview, Mount Pleasant and Texas High). Regardless of a 3-5 district record, Coach David Carrillo and his team expect a tough match in Texarkana. The last time the two...

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State Board Of Education To Increase Texas History Instruction To Six Grade Levels
Apr11

State Board Of Education To Increase Texas History Instruction To Six Grade Levels

AUSTIN, Texas – At its April meeting, the State Board of Education voted to significantly increase instruction in Texas history. The board directed its Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) review work groups to include Texas-specific standards in kindergarten-grade 2, grade 6, and grade 8, and to keep Texas-specific standards as a focus for grade 7. Currently, Texas History is taught in grades 4 and 7; with this significant...

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